When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Essex County (Windsor area), ON?

Live outage status from the utilities we track in Ontario · updated ~every 15 minutes
1,245
customers reported out in Essex County (Windsor area), ON
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — Canada has no independent nationwide outage count like the US government's, so these numbers come straight from the utility.
Official restoration time (Hydro One): Oct 15, 12:00 PM EDT
Region-wide restoration outlook: grew sharply just now — past outages here like this ran ~6 hr start to finish (7 on record)
📊 Past outages like this here ran ~5–13 hr start to finish, based on 7 similar outages.
Region-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
Check back after the next update — a dependable restoration estimate will show here once the data supports one.
Updated 10:40 AM EDT.
55 out, then 1,2451,245 region-wide trend of customers without power · last 5 hr · tap or hover a point to see its number
Numbers come from ENWIN Utilities's and Hydro One's public outage data — the tracked utilities whose own outage reports name places in this area. Missing data is not the same as zero outages.

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About power in Essex County (Windsor area)

Essex is a county in Ontario — about 422,860 residents. Ontario has many local electricity utilities, so coverage here is per-utility — customers of utilities we don't yet track won't appear in these numbers.
Local utilities here: ENWIN Utilities (Windsor)
Communities here include Windsor, Lakeshore, LaSalle, Leamington, Amherstburg and Tecumseh — 9 communities in all.
See the Ontario page for which utilities we track province-wide.

Outage history — Essex County (Windsor area), ON

Last significant outage: Oct 11, 2026 — peaked at 1,077 customers, restored in ~5.3 hr.
Across the 30 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 6.1 hr (median).
Every outage behind these figures (30)
BeganPeak outRestored inWeather
Oct 11, 20261,077~5.3 hr—
Oct 8, 2026225~30 min—
Oct 8, 2026886~6.2 hr—
Oct 7, 2026388~16.5 hr—
Oct 6, 2026312~5.5 hr—
Oct 5, 2026308~8.2 hr—
Oct 3, 20263,745~37 hr—
Oct 2, 20262,453~2.5 hr—
Sep 24, 20263,529~4.5 hr—
Sep 17, 2026339~15.5 hr—
Sep 16, 20261,653~3.7 hr—
Sep 10, 20263,242~3.5 hr—
Sep 9, 2026760~4.2 hr—
Sep 5, 2026435~27.3 hr—
Sep 3, 202615,293~2.7 days—
Aug 30, 20262,466~12.3 hr—
Aug 30, 2026232~2.2 hr—
Aug 27, 20261,349~19.3 hr—
Aug 23, 2026528~2.2 days—
Aug 22, 20265,355~30 min—
Aug 20, 2026447~5.8 hr—
Aug 13, 2026538~6.8 hr—
Aug 12, 2026499~3.5 hr—
Aug 9, 20263,346~13.8 hr—
Aug 7, 2026290~3.2 hr—
Aug 6, 2026240~6.2 hr—
Aug 5, 2026227~9.2 hr—
Aug 4, 2026266~3 hr—
Jul 31, 20263,749~9.2 hr—
Jul 29, 2026349~6 hr—
This division-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 29, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

Common questions

Which utility serves Essex County (Windsor area)?

Local utilities here include ENWIN Utilities. Report an outage or downed line directly to YOUR utility so crews can be dispatched — this is an independent tracker, not a utility.

Essex County (Windsor area), ON — live power outage tracker